# māsa
## Latvian
### Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mā-, a baby language word for “mother,” “mommy” (whence also māte, q.v.). This word, probably at first a term of endearment, has replaced an earlier descendant of Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (still found in Lithuanian sesuõ, genitive form seser̃s). Cognates include Lithuanian móša (“sister-in-law”), Old Prussian moazo ([moaso], “aunt”).

### Noun

māsa f (4th declension)
* sister (a daughter of a couple, in relation to their other children)
    vecākā, jaunākā māsa ― older, younger sister
    brāļi un māsas ― brothers and sisters
    īstā māsa ― true, real sister
    dvīņu māsa ― twin sister
    abas rokas izpletis, viņš piepeši metās māsai ap kaklu ― spreading both arms, he suddenly threw himself on his sister's neck (= hugged her)
* sister (a woman who is closely associated with someone)
    vārda māsas ― namesakes (lit. name sisters, i.e., two women who have the same name)
    līgavas māsas ― bridesmaids (lit. bride's sisters)
    es visiem pazemotiem esmu māsa / un visiem grūtsirdīgiem draudzene ― I am the sister of all humiliated (people) / and the friend of all melancholic (people)
* nurse (medical assistant who helps a doctor treat patients)
    māsa, medicīnas māsa ― nurse
    operāciju māsa ― operation nurse
    diētas māsa ― diet nurse
    vecākā māsa ― chief (lit. older) nurse
    medicīnas māsu kursi ― nurse training courses
    iegūt medicīnas māsu diplomu ― to get a nurse diploma
* sister (nun, female member of a religious order)
    māsa Olga zināja daudz ko tādu, ko nezināja Vaikulis ― sister Olga knew many things that Vaikulis didn't know

#### Synonyms

* (of "nun"): mūķene

#### Related terms

* māsīca
* māsiņa

### References

* ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “māsa”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎ (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

## Mandarin
### Romanization

māsa (Zhuyin ㄇㄚ ˙ㄙㄚ)
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 摩挲

## Old Javanese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मास (māsa, “month”, literally “moon”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ma.sa/
* Rhymes: -sa
* Homophones: masa, māṣa
* Hyphenation: mā‧sa

### Noun

māsa
* month
* time

#### Alternative forms

* masa

#### Derived terms

* salah masa
* samāsa
* tan māsa
* ardhamāsa
* asujimāsa
* bhādramāsa
* caitramāsa
* daśamāsa
* kārttikamāsa
* madhumāsa
* māghamāsa
* māsanipāta
* phālgunamāsa
* sahasramāsa
* saptamāsa
* weśakhamāsa
* āṣādhamāsa
* śaratmāsa
* śrāwaṇamāsa

#### Descendants

* Javanese: ꦩꦁꦱ (mangsa)
* → Balinese: ᬫᬵᬲ (masa)

### Further reading

* "māsa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* 𑀫𑀸𑀲 (Brahmi script)
* मास (Devanagari script)
* মাস (Bengali script)
* මාස (Sinhalese script)
* မာသ or မႃသ (Burmese script)
* มาส or มาสะ (Thai script)
* ᨾᩣᩈ (Tai Tham script)
* ມາສ or ມາສະ (Lao script)
* មាស (Khmer script)
* 𑄟𑄂𑄥 (Chakma script)

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit मास (māsa, “month”).

#### Noun

māsa m
* a month

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit माष (māṣa, “mungo bean”).

#### Noun

māsa m
* mungo bean, black matpe bean, Vigna mungo

##### Descendants

* → Burmese: မတ် (mat) (cf. မတ်ပဲ (matpai:))